PDQ Newport Live Track Night 1 - PDQ Cycle Coaching

31st March was round 1 of the inaugural PDQ Newport Live Track Night of a new prestigious track racing Series at Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales in Newport. BC points and big prize money is on offer for this race series, prizes kindly donated by our sponsors of this event Carbotech Ltd and 73 Degrees Bicycle Shop.

The racing on offer was Category B races and Masters 35yrs+. A fantastic first evening of racing in this series, certainly fast and furious races in both categories.

Category B Races:

The first race off was the B Category 5km Scratch Race. This was a fast race with Jon Wiggins Of PDQ Cycle Coaching determined to keep the pace high. Jon strung out the bunch but was not able to break clear and shake off his rivals. It came down to a bunch gallop in the end with Youth Abergavenny Road Club rider Reuben Cox taking the victory ahead of John Berry of PDQ Cycle Coaching and Jon Wiggins. This was a great race to watch, especially as for some riders this was their first experience of track racing.

The B Category 6-lap dash was short and sweet. It was fast so the pure sprinters were not able to take the spoils! Again it ended up being brought home by Abergavenny’s Reuben Cox ahead of John Berry and Alasdair Brown of PDQ Cycle Coaching.

The B Category 10km Points race saw Reuben Cox dominate again taking 3 out of the 4 sprints. A break away after the 2nd sprint saw 3 riders go clear, Reuben Cox, Jon Wiggins and Vince Ellis of Velo Schils – Interbike RT. This break worked well together and stayed away for the remainder of the race, sweeping up all the points along the way. It was Jon Wiggins and Vince Ellis that came around Reuben Cox in the final sprint for double points to deny him a clean sweep of sprint wins, but Reuben took the 3rd place across the line to secure him the overall victory in the Points race and also the overall victory on the night. Reuben took home 3 vouchers for 73 Degree Bike Shop, free entry into the next round and is now leading the series in contention for the £300 winners prize donated by Carbotech Ltd.

Masters Races:

The Masters 7.5km Scratch race was another fast and furious race from the offset. The pace was relentless on the front and the elastic began to snap for a few riders towards the end. It was Oliver Hambrey of Team HUUB that took the victory ahead of PDQ Cycle Coaching’s Byron Hooper and David Mitchinson of Cinnamon Cafe-Saddledrunk RT.

The Masters Unknown distance was a cagey affair with no-one wanting to gamble and take a flier on a short distance. So the bunch stayed together until the bell rang at 10 laps and it was Oliver Hambrey again taking the win proving too fast for everyone else in the sprint. 2nd was Nicolas English of Aerocoach and 3rd Gerry Bowditch of Reflex Racing.

The final race of the night and it did not disappoint, was the Masters 15km Points race. The first sprint was won by David Mitchinson ahead of PDQ Cycle Coaching’s Antony Neads and Nicholas English. David did not score in the next sprint and it was Byron Hooper who took maximum points and he replicated that again in the 3rd sprint as well. Oliver Hambrey took the 4th sprint with Byron not scoring any points that sprint. The 5th sprint was all to play for as some close scores, and it was Byron Hooper who took his 3rd sprint of the night. Going into the last sprint, Byron was leading on 16pts, David Mitchinson on 11pts, Oliver Hambrey on 10pts and Nicholas English on 8pts. Byron had a lead of 5 points but that could easily be overhauled with the double points offered for the last sprint, so it was all going to come down to the last sprint. David Mitchinson managed to slip the bunch with 2 laps to go while Byron was at the back of the bunch and couldn’t respond. David managed to stay away and Byron could only get 4pts for 3rd place, so David snatched the win at the very last and claim his 73 Degree Bike Shop voucher.

The series standings are led by Oliver Hambrey with his 2 wins and a 3rd place in the Points and he went home with 2 vouchers for 73 Degree Bike Shop, free entry into the next round and is now leading the series in contention for the £300 winners prize donated by Carbotech Ltd. Byron Hooper is hot on his heals just 3 points behind and David Hitchinson a further 1 point behind.

Next races in the Series are all bookable via the BC website:

RESULTS:

Masters 35yrs+ – 7.5km Scratch Race:

1 Oliver Hambrey
2 Byron Hooper
3 David Mitchinson
4 Nicholas English
5 Antony Neads
6 Jeremy Brougham
7 Gerry Bowditch
8 Niel Dunnage
9 Laurie Bone
10 Jason Streather
11 Ross Millard
12 James Walker
13 Paul Davies

Masters 35yrs+ – Unknown Distance:

1 Oliver Hambrey
2 Nicholas English
3 Gerry Bowditch
4 Byron Hooper
5 David Mitchinson
6 Jeremy Brougham
7 James Walker
8 Ross Millard
9 Laurie Bone
10 Jason Streather
11 Antony Neads
12 Paul Davies
13 Niel Dunnage

Masters 35yrs+ – 15km Points Race:

1 David Mitchinson
2 Byron Hooper
3 Oliver Hambrey
4 Nicholas English
5 Jeremy Brougham
6 Antony Neads
7 Gerry Bowditch
8 Jason Streather
9 Laurie Bone
10 Paul Davies
11 Ross Millard
12 Niel Dunnage

Category B – 5km Scratch Race:

1 Reuben Cox
2 John Berry
3 Jonathan Wiggins
4 Vincent Ellis
5 Graeme Nisbet
6 Kevin Garland
7 Jamie Streather
8 Alasdair Brown
9 Michael Connor
10 Angela Simpson
11 Simon Williams
12 Jacob Davies
13 Paul Winstone
14 Steven Buckley
15 Adrian Brooks

Category B – 6-lap Dash:

1 Reuben Cox
2 John Berry
3 Alasdair Brown
4 Jonathan Wiggins
5 Michael Connor
6 Jamie Streather
7 Graeme Nisbet
8 Vincent Ellis
9 Kevin Garland
10 Jacob Davies
11 Simon Williams
12 Adrian Brooks
13 Angela Simpson
14 Steven Buckley
15 Paul Winstone

Category B – 10km Points Race:

1 Reuben Cox
2 Jonathan Wiggins
3 Vincent Ellis
4 John Berry
5 James Walker
6 Graeme Nisbet
7 Jamie Streather
8 Kevin Garland
9 Simon Williams
10 Michael Connor
11 Angela Simpson
12 Adrian Brooks
13 Jacob Davies
14 Alasdair Brown
15 Paul Winstone

OVERALL STANDINGS:

Masters 35yrs:

1 Oliver Hambrey – Team HUUB – 5pts
2 Byron Hooper – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 8pts
3 David Mitchinson – Cinnamon Cafe-SaddleDrunk RT – 9pts
4 Nicholas English – AeroCoach -10pts
5 Jeremy Brougham – Reflex Racing – 17pts
6 Gerry Bowditch – Reflex Racing -17pts
7 Antony Neads – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 22pts
8 Laurie Bone – The Bike Loft – 27pts
9 Jason Streather – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 28pts
10 Ross Millard – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 30pts
11 Niel Dunnage – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 33pts
12 Paul Davies – Clevedon & District RC – 35pts

Category B Races:

Masters Races:

RESULTS:

OVERALL STANDINGS:

Category B:

Masters 35yrs: